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Agape Care Group

Hospice, palliative, pediatric end-of-life care provider

Overview

Agape Care Group provides hospice, palliative, and pediatric care across the Southeast, delivering end-of-life and comfort-focused services in patients’ homes, four hospice houses, and inpatient settings. Its care model combines adult hospice, adult palliative, and the Hands of Hope pediatric program to offer routine visits, respite, symptom management, and grief support, with services tailored to veterans and dementia patients. The company differentiates itself through its large regional footprint, growth via mergers and acquisitions, and strong local community roots in each market, guided by leadership with extensive post-acute care experience. Its goal is to be the premier hospice and palliative care provider in the Southeast, prioritizing patient and family experience and clinical quality as it expands.

Significant Headcount Growth

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About Agape Care Group

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Why Agape Care Group is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Healthcare

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Spartanburg, SC

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • Agape won 2026 HCHB Hospice Quality Award, strengthening referral credibility.
  • 2025-2026 caregiver awards support recruiting in a labor-starved hospice market.
  • Community Hospice of Alabama added three locations and 41 counties, extending Southeast coverage.

What critics are saying

  • Hospice consolidation invites DOJ scrutiny if Agape folds Community Hospice into regional monopolies.
  • Linden bought Agape in 2025; PE leverage pressures margins and management through 2027.
  • Reimbursement cuts or survey failures would crush acquisition economics and stall expansion.

What makes Agape Care Group unique

  • Agape Care spans 10 states with 2025 Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina density.
  • Hands of Hope gives pediatric hospice and palliative care, a rare specialty offering.
  • 2026 CMS 5-Star rankings and HCHB Hospice Quality Award validate clinical execution.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

26%

1 year growth

25%

2 year growth

25%
Business Wire
Jun 30th, 2023
Agape Care Group Expands Its Presence in Alabama and Georgia With the Acquisitions of Hope Hospice and Assured Hospice

Hospice and palliative care company, Agape Care Group, acquired Hope Hospice based in Birmingham, AL and Assured Hospice based in Cartersville, GA.

Business Wire
Oct 5th, 2022
Agape Care Group Enters Alabama and Louisiana With the Acquisition of Journey Hospice

Agape Care Group (Agape Care), the premier provider of hospice and palliative care in the Southeast and portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners

PR Newswire
Sep 27th, 2022
PROVIDENT HEALTHCARE PARTNERS ADVISES GHC HOSPICE IN ITS ACQUISITION BY AGAPE CARE GROUP

/PRNewswire/ -- Provident Healthcare Partners ("Provident"), a leading healthcare investment banking firm, announced it has advised GHC Hospice ("GHC") in its...

Business Wire
Sep 15th, 2022
Agape Care Group Acquires GHC Hospice Strengthening Its Presence in Georgia and South Carolina Adding 285 Patients and 135 Care Providers

AGAPE CARE GROUP ACQUIRES GHC HOSPICE STRENGTHENING ITS PRESENCE IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA ADDING 285 PATIENTS AND 135 CARE PROVIDERS

Business Wire
May 24th, 2022
Agape Care Group Continues Expansion Strategy in North Carolina With the Acquisition of Hospice of the Carolina Foothills

Agape Care Group (Agape Care), a leading hospice and palliative care provider in the Southeast, announced today it has acquired Hospice of the Carolin

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